Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-02-25
BRIEFS.

II q, postmaster al h"s
irD'O - 40 time when your grape vines
ln u, = 10 trimmed. Don't put it OH any
~s ro.eph T. Hess, of this county
y, be been granted a patent LOT q '0'"'
~ y -, .orVOratiOn election is drawing
ip'I candidates should be trotted ou'
brand hams, breakfast bacon
n'' ~, salt shoulders and Sides re-
80 "a al his week, by J. N. russell.
,,Der lot of Florida oranges, cocoa.
Wv Gosh prunes, lemons, dates and
;'H ,,ss j. n. Trussell.
.,Dply of bran, middlings and
80 aonr, also Billmyer's -four, all al
Te -;.s. in. Trussell.
rerson desires TO bid on the
lot near town, they will do
n to apply at once to Fleming q
.aylsr' .,u,,,o,,
o,o,t forget the sale of the ""illow
W. r.,n" in front Of the Entler Hotel
.,,d.y. This Is very valuable
pnpeF'y' S,.o.
-, ,,ouud.hog is a humbug. Since
,oDbesied fine weather there has
y .bout four days of foul weather to
90, oi fair
fl, ,,id that negotiations are in prog
the extension Of the Cunber-
VALLEY Railroad from Martinsburg
:, Winchester
r.,,i.arumor that there will be a
%. Of time on the Shenandoah Val
= Railroad soon. We do not know
..,b.r il is true or not.
.f.S days ago horse fell on MIR.
mo. show. son of Mr.. j. III. Show,
n .nrsined Mr.. SIS ankle. Colly goes
sound on crutches since then.
n.JV. simmons and Major 6. W.
Kssr.ley, of Chsrlestown, are agents
a,, company that proposes to build an
,,5elal ice factory at Roanoke.
B,,,r 4 McMurran have received
...r supply of garden seeds, and they
d. supply you with any thing In that
rs Read their advertisement.
Hon. Vim. l.. Wilson lectured last
yjsy evening before the Crescent
r,b of Baltimore, on the subject, "The
Vision of the Democratic Party"
Correct schedules of the Shenandoah
rlv. Western Maryland, Cumberland
Valley and Baltimore Il Ohio Railroads
sill be found on our fourth page this
seek.
Len, began on Wednesday last. APP
toyria,e services were held in the
Episcopal and Reformed churches, and
WILDE continued through the Lenten
S,,On.
The w'ges of the miners in the Cum
l2rland coal regions are TO be increased
from forty to fifty cents per ton. The
advance Was made voluntarily by the
operators.
The 22l Of February was celebrated
90 Shepherlstown by parade Of the
ng.iag brigade and some good music
ty the band in the afternoon. The day
va. bright and warm.
Mr.. L. Hess Reinhart has jus; had a
fne new barn put up on his farm near
>asyherdstown. The work was done
Jy Mr. Jacob ID. Derr, who is first
ea,. workman in this line.
Last Sunday was a very unpleasant
day, and the churches had small congre-
cations. 1t showed all day, which
melted as fast as it fell, making the
waking very disagreeahle.
Arthur Nash, aged about II, while
Aliling pistol last week, at his home
10 Bolivar, accidentally discharged it,.
The ball passed through his hand and
.oigsd in tie ceiling OF the room.
Mrs. Billings, mother Of the late
Henry Billings, of Shepherdstowa, died
10 Winchester last Tuesday. Her
daughters, the Misses Billings, are the
managers Of Fairfax Hall Female In
giiue.
We have received from Wick, the re-
Aoe old seed man, his catalogue for
~. 1t is a very handsome volume,
Aid calculated to make the ladies think
o. flowers by day and to dream of vese-
hoy'by night.
HE Roanoke Machine Works are Cow
'uhnlng with full force, and have on
l'nd all the work they can possibly do.
4ae'e works give steady employment
4" over thousand men, with good pay
add steady work.
works about to begin on the en-
"gement of the Inn at Luray. The
extension is to be 245 feet in length. to
'"e southwark. and will cost $50, 900.
n handsome cottage will also be built
U" The grounds of the Inn.
'1orge Rrant, canal boatman, be.
,'he involved in quarrel with John
"',ne' at Point of Rocks last Saturday,
'"u 'hot the latter twice with q revol.
''' INJECTING severe wounds. Branl
'"ea escaped into Virginia.
h" Is announced that Mr.. Richard
hamilton, son Of Ex-Governor Hamil.
=, w.t. will accompany MIR. Edward
'''"Iey, Of Hagerstown, who was re.
''"uy appointed consul to Munich, Ba.
'"'''' IN the capacity of secretary.
Aer'en's Sons boat-yard began opera
'Ous at Cumberland last week the firm